Carrier.



H. J. BUCK.

v CARRIER.

APPLIUATION FILED AUG.17, 1911. LOMA@ 11119111810111111912.

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H. J. BUCK.

y CARRIER. Yrrmonron num AUG. 17, 19u.

LGMAM; Patented 0t.15,1912.

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yiin iran errar HERMAN J'. BUCK, OIF MINNEAPOII s, mlgnnso're, nssrenon 'ro Ma'rHEWs eeavrrr CARRIER COMPANY, F ST. PAUL, .MNNESQTA, A CORPORATION.

CARRER.

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To 'all trimm-it may concern Be it known that l, HERMAN EUo'K, lof Minneapolis, Hennepin county, -Minnesotm have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriers, of which the ollowing is a specification.

4ll/ly invention relates to carriers for transporting articles ofmerchandise from place to place and lparticularly to those carriers adapted for handling brick.

The object of my invention is .to provide means in connection With an elevator. and

carrie-nto' prevent damage through the mechanism when brick or other articles are deliveredv from the elevator to the carrier, and become. lodged or wedged during the delivering operation.,

A further object is to provide a mecha.

nisln which will allow the discharge of a broken piece'of brick in case it should become wedged between the elevator-and car- `.out in thev claims.'

rier and thereby avoid clogging or breaking` the apparatus.

rlihe .invention consists generally in a carrier having a tilting `sect-ion adapted t-o move under a predetermined pressure and relieve'the strain on the elevating belt and pallets, and also onfthe carrier in case brick or' other articles should lodge Vor Wedge therein.

' Further the invention consists in various constructions and combinations, all as herevinafter described and particularly pointed In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specilication, Figure 1 is a side elevation .of an elevator and carrier enr' bodyingr my invention., ITL-2 2 is a plan view 'of the saine, Fig. 3 is a'sect1onal view showing` the tilting section of the carrier 1n its normal position, Fig. lis a similar view` showing' the tilting' section in its tilted or dischargingposition.

In the drawing, 2 represents a frame supporting a shaft 3 on which sprocket Wheels -l are mounted to engage sprocket belts 5 between Which pallets 6 and 7 are arranged. These palletsI are pivotally supported and adapted to swing on their pivot-s to conform to the links of the chains as they pass around the sprocket wheels. The pallets 6 are in the form of fiat plates and the pallets 7 have flanges 8 thereon.

9 represents a carrier sectionl'having antifriction rolls 1G mounted therein in suitable specification of Letters Parent.

Application filed August v17,1911. Serial No. 644,686.

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hearings and adapt-ed to form a carrying surfaceffor the brick or other articles delivered to the carrier.

ll is a trarne pivoted at 12 and provided with a balancingr arm 13 on4 which a Weight i4 is adjustably mounted. This frame normally lies in a substantially horizontal po sition and carries a series of rollers 15 which forni continuations of the carrying surfaces ofthe rollers 10. A set screw 16 is provided to engage a suitable stop on the 'frame 9 and limit the downward tilt-ing` movement of the traine 11.

ln the operation of the device bricks are placed on the elevator and are carried up thereby/'to the rollers 15, and from thence to the rollers 10bricks resting upon the pallets beings;A discharged from the elevator carrier upon the horizontal carrier as the elevating beltv makes the turn at the point Wherethe elevating carrier joins the end of the horizontal carrier. lt will be evident that as .the bricks areldelivered from the elevator to the horizontal carrier, one or more of lthem mightwedge or lodge and. break the palletsof the elevator or the belt .irse-lt, or damage the horizontal carrier, and sometimes broken 'brick of irregular shape will drop down' het-Ween the elevator` and carrier. ln case brick ot full size should become lodged the frame l1 would tilt sutilciently to relieve the pressure of the pallets, and the brick Will heV thrown up to a point where they will more on .to the rollers of the carriers and 'pass on into the car or to anyfother point where the'brick is to be delivered. liz, however,` a broken piece of brick, or even a"evhole one, .should drop -down so that vitzcould not passen to the horizontal' carrier, the frame 13. will tilt sullcientlyftoiallovv the discharge of "the lodged article to the, carrier upon the ground beneath". ln 'his Way'l am able to .prevent breakageof Ithe elevator or the carrier, and insure the/continuous delivery ot the brick from the elevator to the carrier' without attention on the part of the operator.

The carrier freinet? .thltybe attached to the, traine 2 of the elevatoi'l by any suitable means, such as the bars 'i' having curvedy ends 1S which.,have bearings on the projecting ends of the shaft 3, thereby holding the carrier and-,elevator in' proper rela-tive position but allowing, at any time, the convenicnt separation of the carrier from the elevator' trame. In case the tilting section does not move easily, the weight 14 may be readjusted to cause the section to tilt under less pressure.

do not limit myseli` to the details of the construction herein shown and described, as it is obvious the same may be varied in many particulars withoutdeparting from my invention.

I claim as my invention;

1. The combination, with an elevating carrier and pallets mounted thereon, of a carrier forming a continuation of said elevating carrier, a tilting section mounted in said second named carrier and having anti-friction rollers, said section being tilted by the pressure of an article becoming wedged between one of said pallets and said section.

2. The combination, with an elevating carrier, and pallets mounted thereon, having upwardly turned lips at their forward edges, of a carrier forming a continuation of said elevating carrier, a tilting section mounted in said second named carrier, said section being tilted by the pressure of an article lodging between the lip of the pallet and said section, for the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with a driven carrier having pallets mounted thereon', of a gravity carrier forming a continuation of said driven carrier, a tilting section interposed in said gravity carrier between it and said driven carrier and tilted kby the pressure of an article lodging between it and said driven carrier, for the purpose specified.

4. The combination, with an elevating carrier, and pallets mounted thereon, of a horizontal carrier forming a continuation of said elevating carrier, a tilting section mounted in said second named carrier and having anti-friction rollers, a counter balance weight mounted `on said tilting section, said section being tilted bythe pressure of an article wedged between one ot said pallets and said section.

5. The combination, withan elevating carrier, pallets mounted thereon, having upwardly turned lips, of a horizontal carrier forming a continuation of said elevating carrier, a pivoted fran-1e mounted on said second named carrier and having anti-friction rollers mounted thereon, a counter balance for said pivoted frame normally holding it and its rollers in line with said second named carrier, said pivoted section being tilted by the pressure oi an article becoming wedged between the lip of a pallet and a roller ot said tilting frame.

6. The combination, with an elevating carrier, of a horizontal carrier forming a continuation of said horizontal carrier and having anti-friction rollers mounted thereon, said horizontal carrier having a tilting section adapted to operate automatically and relieve the pressure on said pallets i., in case an article becomes wedged between a pallet and said tilting section.

7. The combination, with an elevating carrier and pallets mounted thereon, said pallets consisting of plates arranged near together and of varying widths, the narrower plates having upwardly turned or flanged forward edges, of a horizontal carrier crming a continuation ofsaid elevating carrier and having anti-friction rollers mounted thereon, the brick or other article placed on said carrier being supported by said wider plates and the flanges of said narrower platec contacting with the rear oi the articles and discharging them from said elevating carrier upon said horizontal carrier.

8. :Ihe coabination, with an elevating carrier, and a series of pallets mounted thereon, said pallets consisting of plates of different widths, the narrower plates having up- 'wardly turned or -Ilanged forwardy edges adapted to contact with the rear of the articles on the wider plates, of a horizontal carrier having anti-friction rollersl adapted to receive the articles from said elevatingl carrier and said horizontal carrier having a HERMAN J. BUCK Vitnesses Gnivnvmvn E. SonENsn-N,

C. H. RuHFUss.

tilting section in the path of thc articles 

